As a leading distributor of natural, organic, and specialty food products in the US and Canada, the company is "positioned to benefit from secular tailwinds that we anticipate will drive 8% industry growth for the next decade," according to Goldman. In addition "several avenues of growth to outpace the industry, including new products and customers." That said, shares trade in-line with other growth peers in the sector and they would wait for a better entry point.

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